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 Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:13 pm |
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies "Susquehanna" (Space Age Bachelor Pad)
In the decade since the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' breakthrough
compilation "Zoot Suit Riot," much as changed in the music landscape.
The opportunities for success on a mass scale have further fragmented
amidst the decline of commercial radio and the isolation tanks of
iPods, and the chance of a left-field revival combining '40s swing and
'60s ska is just that much more remote. Older and wiser, the Cherry
Poppin' Daddies seem to realize that the opportunity for a commercial
career revival is likewise slim and that like their earliest efforts,
their best direction is to follow their musical muse. That thinking
has lead them back to ska beats, but wedded more often to south-of-the-
border flourishes than big band swing. Flamenco provides the heavily
strummed guitars, handclaps and castanets of "Roseanne," and the flute-
and-guitar of "Breathe" echoes Brazillian jazz of the 1960s. The album
is neatly bookended by English and Spanish-language versions of "Bust
Out" ("Arra'ncate"). The horn and rhythm sections still swing dancers
around the floor, as on the manic ska "White Trash Toodle Oo" and the
mid-tempo rockabilly "The Mongoose and the Snake," but it's no longer
the band's only calling card. There are some new elements here,
including the vocal harmonies that end "Blood Orange Sun," the cool
organ of "Hammerblow," and the surprisingly straight rock of "Julie
Grave." There are a few weak links stacked up at disc's end ("The Good
Things" sounds like mediocre '70s soft-rock, and the vocal on
"Wingtips" sounds like a rehearsal), but overall, fans will enjoy this
new helping of the 'Daddies ska-based eclecticism. [(c)2008
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